When it comes to Quyang, there may not be too many people who know it well, but when it comes to Dingci, then, maybe someone will definitely start talking about it, and then they can talk about it with relish! Indeed, Quyang is not only famous for Ding porcelain, just as Baoding is not only famous for donkey meat fire. The Hushan Mountain I want to talk about today is located at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, 45 kilometers north of Quyang County, and is connected to the famous Gubei Yueheng Mountain, thus forming a mountain tourist attraction with extremely rich ecological resources that "steps on three counties with one foot".
In the northern region, the ecological resources of Hushan can definitely be called perfect. Nearly 100% forest coverage, and a variety of animals, plants and birds growing freely, coupled with abundant water resources, make it warm in winter and cool in summer. Especially in summer, the temperature here is 5 to 10 degrees lower than that in the urban area. It is a veritable natural oxygen bar; it is also an excellent place to escape the summer heat, experience "forest bathing" and feel the tourist attraction back to nature!
Walking in the scenic area, no matter it is a sunny day or a drizzle, the lush vegetation plays a role in shading and sheltering from the rain and accompany you all the way! In the scenic area, there are many pavilions, small bridges and flowing water like Jiangnan gardens. If it is during the wet season or the rainy season, there are mountains and streams here, and clear springs are gurgling; along the way, there are high mountains and long waters, accompanied by cascading waterfalls...so that a "fairy waterfall" with a drop of nearly 40 meters is formed, and the mountains and rivers are dependent on each other. The scene of stacking waterfalls into springs makes the beauty of Hushan more aura and fairy forest-like temperament!
But you may not know that the former Tiger Mountain is a veritable golden mountain! Since ancient times, the Hushan area has experienced gold mining history of many dynasties. According to historical records, the mining of gold mines in Hushan began in the Yuan Dynasty. Due to the long time of mining and smelting, many gold mines and smelting sites were left in Hushan. Although the excavation stopped in the 1980s and 1990s, the remains that have been preserved have formed the unique gold-themed culture of Hushan! So much so that today, in the Hushan Scenic Area, the golden cave exploration tour with the theme of gold culture and the remains of the mine as the carrier has become a highlight of the play content in the scenic area!
The entrance of the Golden Cave here is located in the Gold Culture Exhibition Hall. I believe that most tourists must be like me. Before looking at the history of gold mining and smelting culture, they can't wait to find the entrance of the Golden Cave. At the end of the exhibition hall , you can see the entrance of the Golden Cave. The entrance of the cave is not big, but two people can enter side by side, but they cannot walk straight. The Golden Cave is long and narrow and damp. As the saying goes, "Gold produces water, and water nourishes gold."
It is said that the main gold mine in Hushan has a vein of more than 1,000 meters long. I don't know the depth of the mine, but it is also nearly 500 meters long. Under the dim light inside the mine, you can occasionally see sculptures of gold panning and digging by the ancients. During this period, I also encountered a branch of the mine tunnel, but it seemed that the further I went in, the greater the pressure, and sometimes I felt an obvious squeeze on the eyes and head. It can be seen how difficult it was for the ancients to mine gold mines. But since ancient times, people's pursuit of gold, and the value of gold itself is hard currency even today, so this difficulty is really nothing before gold!
A huge golden mountain, or a beautiful ecological mountain, if there are only these two things to watch, it will make people feel unsatisfactory. That's right, what surprised me the most about Hushan is another highlight in Hushan scenic area! I think it can definitely be called a folk culture museum with "the best folk collection". The collection of exhibits here also takes the lead in terms of absolute magnitude, and the number of categories involved and the rich content cannot be underestimated! More importantly, the contents exhibited here range from people in their eighties and nineties to young people in their twenties and thirties. People in this age group can almost find their childhood memories here!
Look, there is a white wooden box on top of an old-fashioned 28-bar, with the words "Ice Cream and Ice Cream" written on it, familiar and friendly. The sweetest and most delicious luxury food that can be enjoyed as a child for at least two or three cents. Sometimes I even have to spend half a day in front of my parents to get a popsicle that comes out of this box. I miss this taste so much...
Looking at the other contents exhibited in this huge exhibition hall, my God, all the exhibits are household appliances or everyday objects with a sense of age! From refrigerators, TV recorders and radios, to mirrors, jars, clocks and badges, and even the most primitive telephones, BP players, mobile phones, PHS, etc. are all on display! The most important thing is that the items on display are all in a certain quantity level, which is unmatched by other places. Take black and white TV sets and tape recorders for example, which almost occupy the length of a corridor, and they are all listed A TV recorder placed like a wall. Occasionally you may find the same style that used to be in your home, maybe...
See or place or hang a mirror on the wall? Maybe you can still see or even buy mirrors of this shape in stores, but the patterns on the back of these mirrors are definitely rare but familiar pictures on the market. Just like the front of a mirror, it reflects the past prosperity of a generation; while the back of the mirror shows the ups and downs of a story or reflects the great changes of an era!
And there are far more than one or two pavilions like the one above, and there are far more categories involved than you imagined! "China Happy Culture Museum" is such a unique existence, where you can not only learn about the content of Chinese marriage culture, but also see almost an earlier marriage certificate in China!
Moreover, these certificates also exist in an order of magnitude! Not only that, but all the objects related to marriage are also exhibited here. Everything is complete like teacups, teapots, washbasins, thermoses, and even pots and pans!
From the "36 legs" that were paid attention to in marriage in the 1950s and 1960s, namely: 1 wardrobe, 1 cabinet, 1 table, 4 chairs, and 1 bed; it evolved into "three turns and one sound" in the 1970s ——1 sewing machine, 1 bicycle, 1 watch, and 1 radio; and then the "four big pieces" in the 1980s and the "new four big pieces" in the 1990s; up to today's cars and houses, Known as "one move" and "no move"! Most of the people who come here after visiting can more or less recall the sweet memories and happy moments of uneasy and overjoyed when they got married...
In the abacus culture exhibition hall in the scenic area, there are as many as thousands of abacus made of various shapes and materials. As the saying goes, "If you don't manage money, money ignores you." The Abacus Culture Exhibition Hall is such a tool that exhibits the working people's careful calculation. As we all know, the abacus originated in China and gradually evolved from the counting chips that had been commonly used as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, even earlier than the appearance of Arabic numerals.
Most of the abacus displayed here are collected from local former gold miners. Among them are many valuable abacus made of rare materials. Such as an abacus made of turquoise or emerald. The most precious among them is the abacus of the Ming Dynasty with an age of more than 300 years! It is also very suitable to bring children to visit, let the children experience touching the abacus with their own hands, and experience how to make an abacus. Fly your fingers up and down, dial and hit, and fully feel the magical charm and cultural connotation of the abacus tool!
The Wandeng Cave is also a pavilion that wins by quantity. Just like the millstones that are ubiquitous in the entire scenic area. It is said that there are as many as 9,999 large and small millstones in the Hushan Scenic Area. Even in Mopan Valley, the entire scenic spot was built with millstones. There are traces of millstones everywhere on the trails, steps, walls and even in the water system. . Just like the countless horse lamps and oil lamps in the Wandeng Cave. It’s really hard to count the number of people!
On the walls and roof of the exhibition hall, there are horse lanterns, miner's lamps or oil lamps of various colors hanging everywhere. It is said that the national treasure-level cultural relic "Changxin Palace Lantern" was unearthed in the Han Tomb in Mancheng not far from Hushan. Known as "China's first lamp". In Hushan, the gold mine workers worked hard in the dark mines with oil lamps!
Not far from Wandeng Cave, there is also an oil lamp art exhibition hall. There are thousands of oil lamps made of different styles or materials, which can be called the "Thousand Lantern Gallery"! The exhibits here include porcelain lamps, copper lamps, iron lamps, glass lamps, etc., which restore the glorious history of the development of lamps in ancient my country. Although lighting lamps has become popular nowadays, there is still the habit of using oil lamps in some ancient villages in the Hushan area and even in the Taihang Mountains.
In the scenic area, it is not all as simple as the exhibition hall and the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers. In the children's playground and parent-child playground, there are quite a lot of play facilities and simple competitive entertainment content for children. "Angry Birds" is a very interesting competitive game. As long as you participate within the rules, you can not only have fun, but also have quite cute gifts to receive. Of course, the prerequisite is to compete, see who has the highest hit rate, and you can get the doll you like!
In order to highlight the theme of Hushan Gold Culture, the 8th Hushan Scenic Spot Gold Culture Festival is in full swing again. The scenic spot will hold the 8th Gold Culture Festival from August 14th to August 16th. During the period, there will be a competition to win the gold brick, as long as you can pick up the "golden brick" of Hushan with one hand , the cash prize of 6666 yuan belongs to you! Female participants will also have gold bricks of different levels (small) to try, pick up a vested 666 yuan! There are also many prizes and accessories for participants to challenge. Of course, during this period, there will also be folk art performances to cheer up the event!
In fact, it doesn't matter whether you win the lottery or not, the most important thing is to participate! Moreover, a place like Hushan with fresh air and pleasant scenery, no matter where you start from anywhere in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, you can reach it by car in one or two hours. You can try your hand to win a prize! why not?! You say it is not! Just next weekend, we will meet in Hushan, see you there...
